Poorly installed patch

Rust thru the header panel

Rust above the doors

floor rust

Rust inide and out

replacing with an Idaho cab, very little rust, one cab corner.

Saving a fortune in repairs

Hood looks good

Block sanding shows the dents

Rust holes in bottom of fender

Rust holes above the headlight.

Edge had 1/4 inch of filler

Time to remove the ugly

Uglier under the patch

Formed 2 curved patches and tack welded in place

All welded in place and ground smooth.

Careful measuring to cut and replace with new reproduction piece.

After 2 trimmings, spot weld in place.

Now to remove the outer skin

After several several trim and fit attempts, welded in place. Removed rust area above, will make a new piece from scratch.

transmission dipstick mounted to firewall, no clearance for the original.

steering u_joints routed

Plenty of clearance between manifold and steering shaft.